Wave Energy Scotland (WES) will foster industry collaboration that will drive research and development, share learning and knowledge and bring in expertise from other industry sectors such as oil and gas. Achieving greater industry collaboration will be a key objective for a new body that is being c
Pondera Consult, together with Arcadis, has been asked by TenneT (TSO) to support the entire EIA process for the offshore grid connection of offshore wind farms located in the wind development area “Borssele”. The Ministry of Economic Affairs decided in 2014 that wind development area “Borssele” wou
Siemens has announced its proposal to divest its ocean power generation business, in particular Marine Current Turbines (MCT), based in Bristol, United Kingdom. This restructuring would affect 45 employees in the Hydro & Ocean unit in Siemens Division Wind Power & Renewables. It is expected that the
The Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) and Innovate UK (the new name for the Technology Strategy Board) are jointly investing approximately CAD 1.4 million (approximately GBP 755,000) in collaborative R&D projects to develop enhanced sensing technologies for tidal in-stream energy applicati
Deltares will be testing the design for the planned tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay, South Wales. Incorporating sixteen turbines that can deliver 320 MW, the tidal lagoon will be the world’s largest. It will be built to scale in the facilities hall in Delft so that the hydrodynamic efficiency of the des
Apqak Renewable Energy Inc. plans to develop and install marine current technology in Iqaluit which will generate electrical power from Frobisher Bay’s tidal currents. As Nunatsiaq Online reports, the company proposes to bring the most advanced tidal power generation equipment to Iqaluit to generate
Tidal energy is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of the tides into electricity or other useful forms of power and is entirely predictable and renewable. The tide is created by the gravitational effect of the sun and the moon on the earth causing cyclical movement of the seas. There are
The Global 100% RE campaign, co-initiated by WWEA, and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) have signed an agreement to jointly facilitate and foster the progress towards 100% Renewable Energy among local governments around the globe. The partnership is aimed at speeding up the transit
The Global 100% RE campaign, co-initiated by WWEA, and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) have signed an agreement to jointly facilitate and foster the progress towards 100% Renewable Energy among local governments around the globe. The partnership is aimed at speeding up the transit
A new paper on macrobenthic recovery after dredging activities in offshore wind farms has been published by Springer Link. The article was authored by Delphine A. Coates, Gert van Hoey, Liesbet Colson, Magda Vincx and Jan Vanaverbeke. The abstract says: The development of offshore wind farms (OWFs)
Ten SMEs with specific international growth aspirations are to receive extra support this coming year from the Orange Trade Mission Fund. That was announced by Minister Ploumen (Foreign Trade and Development), Harm Kreulen (KLM), Ralph Hamers (ING Bank) and Michaël van Straalen (Dutch SME Associatio
Ten SMEs with specific international growth aspirations are to receive extra support this coming year from the Orange Trade Mission Fund. That was announced by Minister Ploumen (Foreign Trade and Development), Harm Kreulen (KLM), Ralph Hamers (ING Bank) and Michaël van Straalen (Dutch SME Associatio
Matthew Spencer of Green Alliance, a charity and independent think tank focused on ambitious leadership for the environment, in a recently published report stressed the importance of policy decisions made and their effect on offshore wind industry through the 2020s. The UK is likely to need a minimu
The Global Opportunity survey aims to map private sector response to 15 opportunities for sustainable growth. The results of the survey will be published in the first Global Opportunity Report in January 2015. When presented with a range of opportunities for sustainable growth, how will mainstream b
